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The Rape of Europa
The Rape of Europa has been dated to the early 1640s during the years that Vouet was in Paris between 1627 and 1649, the date of his death. In addition to its style, which conforms to the artist’s work at this period, its date was established on the basis of an engraving by Michel Dorigny of 1642 in which the composition is reproduced. The subject and format of the work has led to it being associ…
Creator
- Vouet, Simon
Publisher
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Subject
- Art
- Art
Type of item
- Painting
- Art of painting
Date
- 1640
- 1640
- 1640
Creator
- Vouet, Simon
Publisher
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Subject
- Art
- Art
Type of item
- Painting
- Art of painting
Date
- 1640
- 1640
- 1640
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
Rights
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Creation date
- 1640
- 1640
- 1640
Current location
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Identifier
- 1966.4
- MTB-AW-1966.4
Extent
- 179 x 141.5 cm
Format
- canvas
- Canvas
Language
- en
- eng
Year
- 1640
Providing country
- Spain
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-09-05T12:14:17.432Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-03-22T16:27:22.614Z